Month: October 2016

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The spokeswoman for Oregon’s Republican gubernatorial candidate says she has resigned because of a comment he made during a debate about abuse of women. Stacey Kafka told The Associated Press over the phone that she resigned on Friday because she was offended that Bud Pierce had said that successful women aren’t

The presidential election is just over a month away, but someone’s expressing his or her voice by vandalizing several Donald Trump-Mike Pence signs in Deschutes County. The signs were posted along Highway 20 between Bend and Sisters. Some were tagged with graffiti, others untouched. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said it had not received any

A Lakeview truck driver was killed Saturday night when his double-tanker fuel truck left Oregon Highway 58, overturned and burst into flames, a fire so intense it damaged the roadway, OSP and ODOT reported Monday. Around 10:40 p.m. Saturday, OSP troopers and emergency personnel responded to the reported crash near milepost 20, about 14 miles

Fifteen Oregon Natural Desert Association volunteers pulled roughly 1.5 miles of obsolete barbed wire fence over three days at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon. The volunteers worked on the refuge Friday through Sunday as part of ONDA’s Stewardship Program, which for more than two decades has led trips into Oregon’s high desert

Gasoline Alley, between Wall and Bond Streets in downtown Bend, will be closed most of the week, as Cascade Natural Gas crews replace aging gas lines with new. The crew will be working between Greenwood and Oregon Avenues. Another crew will be repaving the work done last week in the area around Try Field downtown.

The first debate between Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Republican challenger Bud Pierce, held Saturday evening in Bend, featured few agreements and numerous clashes over issues ranging from the Measure 97 corporate tax hike to federal land management, health care coverage and climate change. But overall, Brown said she wanted to build on progress with

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Republican candidate for Oregon governor drew boos at a Portland debate Friday when he suggested successful women aren’t susceptible to sexual violence. Dr. Bud Pierce’s remarks came after his Democratic opponent Gov. Kate Brown also disclosed she has been a victim of domestic violence. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports (https://goo.gl/vJz84c )

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland company that raised $13 million online but then struggled to deliver its promised product to thousands of supporters says it’s done nothing wrong. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo.gl/kzCluh ) that the Oregon Department of Justice has confirmed it’s investigating the company after receiving 315 consumer complaints against Coolest Cooler in

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — An American Indian tribe in northeast Oregon will receive $20 million as part of a $429 million settlement between the U.S. government and 17 tribes. The East Oregonian says (https://goo.gl/hJVIYu ) the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and others alleged that the federal government had mismanaged money and natural

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Luke Falk threw for 371 yards and Washington State scored six rushing touchdowns as the Cougars beat Oregon 51-33 on Saturday. Jamal Morrow, Gerard Wicks and James Williams each ran for two touchdowns for Washington State (2-2, 1-0 Pac-12), which was coming off a bye week. Washington State defeated Oregon in

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Steven Montez had three long touchdown throws to Shay Fields and Colorado cruised past Oregon State 47-6 on Saturday. The last time Colorado (4-1, 2-0 Pac-12) was a double-digit favorite in a league game was Nov. 25, 2005, against Nebraska — and they didn’t wear the tag well, getting walloped 30-3

ALOHA, Ore. (AP) — A white privilege survey was assigned as homework for a group of Oregon high school seniors. Parent Jason Schmidt provided KATU-TV (http://bit.ly/2cGKZm8) a photo of the survey his son was given. He says it’s inappropriate to teach students about what he called the latest political fad. Parent Sarah Rios-Lopez said she

GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — A 56-year-old pedestrian has died after he was hit by an SUV while crossing a street in Gresham. The driver has been arrested. Gresham police say 56-year-old Janice Taylor was booked into Multnomah County Jail Saturday on investigation of drunk driving, reckless driving and second-degree manslaughter. Police say she remained at

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The city of Portland has agreed to pay $89,000 to the 18-year-old son of a city police officer who was infected with Hepatitis C while working in the late 1990s. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo.gl/KVEVOp ) the teen is believed to have contracted Hepatitis C while his mother was pregnant with him.

Firefighters worked through the night to complete burnout operations and strengthen containment lines around a prescribed burn that escaped and sparked a wildfire near Elkhorn Campground in the Maury Mountains, officials said Saturday. Crews have surrounded the entire fire with dozer and hand line and will continue burnout operations Saturday. The fire size is currently

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Friday the appointment of Malheur County District Attorney Dan Norris as Oregon’s first statewide elder abuse prosecutor. Norris has 28 years of experience prosecuting complex criminal cases in Oregon, including 16 years as the Malheur County DA. In the new position, Norris will lead the Oregon Department of Justice’s

The Bend Park and Recreation District’s efforts to transform the Deschutes River access areas in the heart of Bend have been honored with a national award. The park district has been selected to receive a National “Facility or Park Design Award” by the National Recreation and Park Association for its role in the riverside parks

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has approved licenses for 26 recreational marijuana retailers around the state, four in Bend; some may begin operating Saturday. The action by the OLCC fulfills a promise to Oregonians that recreational marijuana stores would be open for business by fall of 2016. “I appreciate the hard work of the OLCC